Through in the Westfalenpokal! BVB women thrash Recklinghausen | OneFootball

Line-up

Compared to the most recent league match against Mecklenbeck, Markus Högner made five changes to the starting line-up: Ramona Maier, Rita Schumacher, Paula Reimann, Lena Ostermeier and Melanie Schuster were all given the nod from the start.

Match summary

The visitors from Recklinghausen looked to control possession after kick-off. The first chance of the game, however, fell to Noreen Günnewig, whose effort after a free-kick went just wide of the Recklinghausen goal (6'). The first real danger came exactly 15 minutes in, when Lena Ostermeier burst forward on the right and her cross found Alex Popp: the Dortmund captain’s first-time effort was tipped onto the bar by goalkeeper Tina Lingsch. But three minutes later, the Black and Yellows did take the lead: after a pass from Rita Schumacher, Ramona Maier scored her first competitive goal for BVB with a deflected shot.

The home side kept up the pressure, with Alex Popp crashing Annika Enderle’s cross against the right post in the 23rd minute, while Rita Schumacher was denied by Lingsch from point-blank range after a defensive error (26'). Shortly after, a precisely delivered corner from Dortmund’s number 10 struck the crossbar! During this phase of the game, 1. FFC Recklinghausen dropped deeper and deeper and limited themselves to counter-attacks through Jennifer Moses and Nick Barnes. Dortmund went into the break with a narrow 1:0 lead.

The second half began without any substitutions, but with a similar pattern. Markus Högner’s team took the initiative and were rewarded immediately: after a Schumacher corner, Ramona Maier was on hand again to force the ball over the line for a thoroughly deserved 2:0. Just before the hour mark, Borussia’s number 7 also showed she can provide goals as well as score them. During a counter-attack, she picked out Rita Schumacher perfectly in the opposition penalty area, and Schumacher made it 3:0 with ease.

With rain pouring down in Dortmund, Markus Högner brought on fresh legs in the final 15 minutes in the form of Mia Böger, Nora Willeke and Ronja Leubner – and the latter two wasted no time in making it 4:0 and 5:0 (78' and 81'). The final word in a dominant performance belonged to Jenske Steenwijk: in the 90th minute, the defender completed the half-dozen.

Reaction

Head coach Markus Högner: “In the first 15 minutes, you could see that Recklinghausen were highly motivated. We also misplaced one or two passes. But then we grew more and more into the game and created chances. I’m especially happy for Ramona that she’s finally broken the ice. The substitutes also did very well later on. We can be very satisfied.”

Ramona Maier: “We knew it would be a tough and hard-fought match. You could feel that right from the start. Especially after my first goal, a huge weight came off my shoulders. I think you could see how much fun we had out there today.”

Outlook

Next Sunday brings the next Regionalliga West test for the BVB Women: the Black and Yellows travel to MSV Duisburg (13/09, 15:30). The match against the team currently seventh in the table will take place on the grass pitch at the MSV youth performance centre (Westender Straße 36, Duisburg). Tickets are available online for €8. As always, Pluto TV will show the match live and free of charge.

BVB Women:

Goals: 1:0 Maier (18'), 2:0 Maier (49'), 3:0 Schumacher (58'), 4:0 Willeke (78'), 5:0 Leubner (81'), 6:0 Steenwijk (90')Robert Targan

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